The Celtics were said to be expecting the worst, and, unfortunately, that did turn out to be the case for superstar Jayson Tatum, who underwent season-ending surgery on Tuesday to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon.
There is no timetable for Tatum’s return, per the Celtics, but he is expected to make a full recovery.
With just minutes remaining in the final frame of Monday night’s Game 4 at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks had recaptured all of the momentum and were on the verge of closing out the victory on their home court to establish a commanding 3-1 series lead.
Coming out of a timeout, Tatum went down with a non-contact lower-body injury while diving for a loose ball in the open court.
As OG Anunoby broke free for a huge fastbreak slam, Tatum remained down in the backcourt and was rolling around in an immense amount of pain before calling the Celtics’ final timeout on his own.
The All-Star forward was very emotional as he was immediately helped to the locker room by trainers.
He wouldn’t return over the final few minutes, which saw the Knicks completely take things over to close out yet another come-from-behind victory.
Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla described the injury as “definitely tough to watch” after the game.
Prior to the injury, Tatum was putting together a tremendous showing — leading all scorers with 42 points on 16-of-28 shooting from the field and 7-of-16 from behind the arc.
“I never want to see a player get hurt,” Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau said. “He’s been a great player and he’s a great guy too, so I hope it’s not a serious injury.”
The Knicks have a chance to close out the series on Wednesday, with Game 5 in Boston set to tip off at 7:00 p.m.
The Celtics were said to be expecting the worst, and, unfortunately, that did turn out to be the case for superstar Jayson Tatum, who underwent season-ending surgery on Tuesday to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon.
There is no timetable for Tatum’s return, per the Celtics, but he is expected to make a full recovery.
With just minutes remaining in the final frame of Monday night’s Game 4 at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks had recaptured all of the momentum and were on the verge of closing out the victory on their home court to establish a commanding 3-1 series lead.
Coming out of a timeout, Tatum went down with a non-contact lower-body injury while diving for a loose ball in the open court.
As OG Anunoby broke free for a huge fastbreak slam, Tatum remained down in the backcourt and was rolling around in an immense amount of pain before calling the Celtics’ final timeout on his own.
The All-Star forward was very emotional as he was immediately helped to the locker room by trainers.
He wouldn’t return over the final few minutes, which saw the Knicks completely take things over to close out yet another come-from-behind victory.
Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla described the injury as “definitely tough to watch” after the game.
Prior to the injury, Tatum was putting together a tremendous showing — leading all scorers with 42 points on 16-of-28 shooting from the field and 7-of-16 from behind the arc.
“I never want to see a player get hurt,” Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau said. “He’s been a great player and he’s a great guy too, so I hope it’s not a serious injury.”
The Knicks have a chance to close out the series on Wednesday, with Game 5 in Boston set to tip off at 7:00 p.m.
